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...most East Europeans, hope for meaningful change depends on substantial shifts within the Soviet Union; thus East bloc citizens are closely watching Gorbachev's moves. But the Soviets are unlikely to allow a wave of economic innovation to sweep through the East bloc, and prospects are even more dim for any significant moves toward greater political freedom or national independence...
...stagnant economy and continuing official corruption might, some thought, help the opposition National Action Party (P.A.N.) knock the P.R.I. out of the governorships in two northern states, Sonora and Nuevo León. But the P.R.I. did not even wait for the polls to close last week before claiming a sweep of every office worth winning. The victory was tainted by widespread charges of stuffed ballot boxes and intimidated voters. Said Norberto Corella, a P.A.N. official in Sonora: "I have been involved in elections for 21 years. I have never seen a dirtier...
...really good year” hints at hopes of another sweep of the Eastern Sprint and national championships...
...junior right-hander tossed a complete-game one-hitter in a 3-1 win to kick off a Crimson sweep of Cornell at O’Donnell Field Saturday and move Harvard’s Ivy record to a perfect...
Herrmann had every right to be jovial. With the sweep, Harvard moved into sole possession of the Red Rolfe division lead, two games ahead of Dartmouth. Also, with a Big Green sweep of Princeton the same day, the Crimson remained the only undefeated team in the league...